[Casuistic contribution to alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency with liver cirrhosis in adulthood (author's transl)]

A case of alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency with liver cirrhosis bioptically diagnosed is described. The 49 year old woman had a decreased serum-level of alpha1-antitrypsin and characteristic, PAS-positive, diastase-resistant conclusions in the cytoplasma of the liver cells. An emphysema of the lungs was not seen.